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What does the principle of cross-cutting relationships tell us about a fault?
The fault is younger than the rocks it cuts.
- The fault is younger than the rocks it cuts ✔
- The fault is the same age as the rocks
- The fault is older than all rocks
Why: Faults are younger than the rocks they cut, so a fault cutting a layer formed after that layer.
Huh, didn't know that: Faults are younger than the rocks they cut, so a fault cutting a layer formed after that layer.
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Answer: The fault is younger than the rocks it cuts. Faults are younger than the rocks they cut, so a fault cutting a layer formed after that layer.
- Geology en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geology
Faults are younger than the rocks they cut
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